Editing All-Star Mode

All-Star Mode has 13 stages. The number of opponents per stage increases as the player advances: one opponent per stage for Stages 1 to 4, two per stage for Stages 5 to 8, three per stage for Stages 9 to 12, and a [[Classic Mode#Team battle|team]] of 25 Mr. Game & Watch for Stage 13. Similarly to [[wikirby:The Arena#Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra|its inspiration]], the opponents are selected at random from the entire roster, excluding {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}} (who is always fought last), so that each character is fought once. Each opponent (except Mr. Game & Watch) wears one of their first three [[alternate costume]]s, unless the player is wearing one of those three costumes, in which case that character can wear their default costume (but not the costume the player is wearing); Mr. Game & Watch will always wear his default costume, unless the player uses that costume, in which case they will wear the red costume.

All-Star Mode returns in ''Brawl'', and is mostly unchanged from ''Melee''. The player still gets a trio of Heart Containers, as well as random trophies (which, unlike in ''Melee'', do not appear as a question mark if the game is paused), and they fight through every fighter in the game. The player still only has 1 stock, and they do not regain health between matches without a Heart Container (although after using one, the player can now enter the teleporter without having to wait for their health to fully recover).

The order in which the opponents are fought is based on the Japanese release date of the first game in the fighter's/fighters' universe, with fighters from older series being fought first. As such, the player will always fight Mr. Game & Watch first and {{SSBB|Olimar}} last, with Olimar's difficulty ramped up. In effect, this means that stages for {{uv|Kid Icarus}}, {{uv|Ice Climber}} and {{uv|Pikmin}} will be easier than {{uv|Mario}}, {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} and {{uv|Pokémon}}, due to the latter three universes having multiple opponents.

To defeat {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}}, the player must defeat {{SSBB|Squirtle}}, {{SSBB|Ivysaur}} and {{SSBB|Charizard}}; once one is defeated, the Trainer will send out the next one. For {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} and {{uv|Metroid}}, the player will battle one of {{SSBB|Zelda}} or {{SSBB|Sheik}} and one of {{SSBB|Samus}} or {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}, selected at random.

At the end of All-Star Mode, the player can unlock their fighter's Final Smash trophy. Completing the mode in co-op unlocks both characters' Final Smash trophies together. However, the high score (along with the Final Smash trophies unlocked in co-op) is tracked into a unique reserved slot, as opposed to a specific fighter.

|[[Delfino Plaza]]<br>''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''<br>[[Mushroomy Kingdom]]<br>{{SSBB|Mario Circuit}}

|''[[Mario Bros.]]''<ref group=note name=rob>If Mario Bros. has not been unlocked, Delfino Plaza is instead used when fighting R.O.B.</ref>

|Level 2<br>1984-1986<ref group=note>1985-1986 if Duck Hunt has not been unlocked.</ref>

|Level 7<br>2007-2015<ref group=note>2007-2013 if Corrin has not been downloaded.</ref>

|Level 1<br>2015-2007<ref group=note>2013-2007 if Corrin has not been downloaded.</ref>

|Level 6<br>1986-1984<ref group=note>1986-1985 if Duck Hunt has not been unlocked.</ref>

All-Star no longer exists in the same format in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. Instead, it is succeeded by '''All-Star Smash''', a sub-mode of Mob Smash (formerly [[Multi-Man Smash]]). The player fights all unlocked and downloaded fighters (except {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}}s), with opponents appearing endlessly. Like the other sub-modes of Mob Smash, the battle is fought on any [[Battlefield form]] of the player's choice. No items will spawn.

The opponents appear from oldest to newest based on their first appearance within their home series in Japan. When all the fighters have been defeated, the cycle repeats, looping back to the oldest fighters. Opponents will use their default costume unless the player is using that fighter's default costume.

 

All-Star in ''Ultimate'' is similar to the final Co-Op [[event match]]es in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and {{forwiiu}} ([[Co-Op Event 21: The True All-Star Battle]] and [[The Ultimate Battle]], respectively) and fought in the same order as All-Star Mode from {{for3ds}}; only that [[Mario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] swap placements, [[Yoshi]] switches his placement with [[Captain Falcon]] and all {{iw|bulbapedia|Generation I}} [[List of Pokémon|Pokémon]] are fought in a different order.

|+All-Star Smash Order

|{{CharHead|Ganondorf|SSBU|hsize=20px}}<ref group=note>This is based on Ganondorf's first physical appearance in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. If Ganondorf's placement was based on his mentions in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}'' (November 21, 1991 in Japan), then he would be placed between Sonic and Terry.</ref>

|December 6, 1998<ref group=note>This is based on the later Japanese release. If Banjo & Kazooie's placement was based on the initial release of ''Banjo-Kazooie'' (June 29, 1998 in North America), or if it was based on Banjo's debut in ''Diddy Kong Racing'' (November 21, 1997 in Japan) then they would be placed between Wolf and Young Link.</ref>

|November 18, 2011<ref group=note>This is based on the official release date of [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Java_Edition_1.0.0 version 1.0.0] of ''[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Java_Edition Minecraft: Java Edition]''. If Steve's placement was based on the release of the game's first public release, in its very early "classic" form (May 17, 2009), then he would be placed between Wii Fit Trainer and Bayonetta.</ref>

[[File:All Star true compare Wii U.png|thumb|The menu icon in ''for Wii U'' before (top) and after (bottom) unlocking all characters.]]

*The only stages that have never appeared in All-Star for any installment are [[Planet Zebes]], [[Sector Z]], [[Pictochat]], [[Pac-Maze]], [[Jungle Hijinxs]], and [[Miiverse]].

*[[Hero]] from {{uv|Dragon Quest}} was the only fighter who is placed in order based on their iteration rather than the character's debut. Prior to Version 8.0.0, his placement was based on the release date of ''{{s|wikipedia|Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age}}'' (July 28, 2017) rather than the release date of the original ''{{iw|wikipedia|Dragon Quest|video game}}'' (May 27, 1986). Starting from Version 8.0.0, his placement is now based on the release date of ''{{s|wikipedia|Dragon Quest III}}'' (February 10, 1988).

**Conversely, other fighters with an iteration different from their debut, such as [[Link]], are placed in order based on the character's debut.  If Hero were to be placed accordingly, he would appear between [[Zelda]] and [[Samus]].

**This also makes Hero the only character to have their All-Star placement based on an [[alternate costume]] character's debut rather than the default (as [[Olimar]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] use their debuts for their placements rather than those of [[Alph]] and the [[Koopalings]]), as well as the only character to change his All-Star placement through an update.

*[[Yoshi]] and [[Captain Falcon]] are the only characters with the same release date, but different games, as both ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[F-Zero]]'' released on November 21, 1990 as {{s|wikipedia|launch title}}s for the {{s|wikipedia|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}}.